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Brazil vs Costa Rica, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Brazil
2 – 0
Full Time
Costa Rica
Fri 22 Jun 2018 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Neymar 81' Y
Philippe Coutinho 81' Y
Y 84' Johnny Acosta

Overview

Match Preview

Brazil vs Costa Rica — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Damir Skomina
  • Referee Jure Praprotnik
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Joe Fletcher

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Brazil 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Costa Rica
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-22 Brazil 2–0 Costa Rica

Recent Form

Brazil
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Costa Rica H 2–0 W
17 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
07 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–1 D
26 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–0 W
21 Aug Hannover 96 H 4–3 W
Costa Rica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Brazil A 0–2 L
17 Jun Serbia H 0–1 L
21 Aug SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen H 0–6 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Brazil this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brazil
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brazil
Vinicius Junior 4 G 1 A
Matheus Cunha 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Brazil get us underway at .
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Marcos Urena is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brazil tonight.
  • 20' Brazil are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Brazil and Costa Rica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Johnny Acosta made 197 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Costa Rica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Brazil are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Costa Rica's shape.
  • 46' Douglas Costa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Willian on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' Cristian Bolanos is replacing Marcos Urena for the Costa Rica side.
  • 59' Bryan Ruiz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Costa Rica so far.
  • 64' Costa Rica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Brazil — Roberto Firmino on, Paulinho off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Brazil currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Costa Rica — Francisco Calvo on, Cristian Gamboa off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Neymar on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Brazil will be frustrated.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Costa Rica team. David Guzman is replaced by Yeltsin Tejeda on 83 minute.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Johnny Acosta argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 89' Costa Rica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with the perfectly-timed delivery and Philippe Coutinho makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 90' A change in the Brazil ranks — Gabriel Jesus exits the field as Fernandinho enters on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Brazil Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tite

Costa Rica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Ramirez

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.64 Brazil xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Costa Rica xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 60% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brazil60% Draw25% Costa Rica15%
Actual: Brazil win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Brazil or Draw
85%
Draw or Costa Rica
40%
Brazil or Costa Rica
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brazil40% Draw49% Costa Rica11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12%
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
7%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.9%
0 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Brazil

Handicap Brazil covers Push Costa Rica covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 19% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 26% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Brazil keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Costa Rica keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.